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Intermediate - You look exhausted! (C0043)
A: 王小姐你好像很累。
W
´
ang Xi
ˇ
aojie n
ˇ
ı h
ˇ
aoxi
`
ang h
ˇ
en l
`
ei.
Miss Wang you seem very tired.
B: 对，我很累，我的工作很麻烦。 我每天八点钟
上班，六点钟下班。
Du
`
ı, w
ˇ
o h
ˇ
en l
`
ei, w
ˇ
o de g

¯
ongzu
`
o h
ˇ
en m
´
afan. W
ˇ
o m
ˇ
eiti
¯
an
b
¯
a di
ˇ
anzh
¯
ong sh
`
angb
¯
an, li
`
u di
ˇ
anzh
¯

ong xi
`
ab
¯
an.
Yes, I’m very tired. My work is very troublesome. Every
day I start work at eight o’clock and finish work at six o’
clock.
A: 哎呀！太忙了！工作差不多十个小时，你应该
休息。
¯
Aiy
¯
a! T
`
ai m
´
ang le! G
¯
ongzu
`
o ch
`
abudu
¯
o sh
´
ı ge xi
ˇ
aosh

´
ı, n
ˇ
ı
y
¯
ıngg
¯
ai xi
¯
uxi.
Whoa! That’s too busy! That is more or less ten hours of
work. You should rest.
B: 我没有办法休息。
W
ˇ
o m
´
eiy
ˇ
ou b
`
anf
ˇ
a xi
¯
uxi.
There’s no way I can rest.
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Key Vocabulary
好像 h
ˇ
aoxi
`
ang seem to be
累 l
`
ei tired
麻烦 m
´
afan troublesome
下班 xi
`
ab
¯
an to get off work
哎呀
¯
aiy
¯
a good gracious
差不多 ch
`
abudu
¯
o more or less
应该 y

¯
ıngg
¯
ai should
休息 xi
¯
uxi to rest
办法 b
`
anf
ˇ
a way;method
Supplementary Vocabulary
注意身体 zh
`
uy
`
ı sh
¯
ent
ˇ
ı pay attention to your health
几乎 j
¯
ıh
¯
u almost
赚钱 zhu
`
anqi

´
an to earn money
熬夜
´
aoy
`
e stay up late or all night
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脸色 li
ˇ
ans
`
e complexion
苍白 c
¯
angb
´
ai pale
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Intermediate - Weather, Man (C0049)
A: 你明天干什么？
N
ˇ
ı m

´
ıngti
¯
an g
`
an sh
´
enme?
What are you doing tomorrow?
B: 不一定。如果下雨，我在家。
B
`
u y
¯
ıd
`
ıng. R
´
ugu
ˇ
o xi
`
ay
ˇ
u, w
ˇ
o z
`
ai ji
¯

a.
I’m not sure. If it rains, I will stay at home.
A: 如果天气好呢？
R
´
ugu
ˇ
o ti
¯
anq
`
ı h
ˇ
ao ne?
And if the weather is good?
B: 我出去。
W
ˇ
o ch
¯
uq
`
u.
I will go out.
Key Vocabulary
明天 m
´
ıngti
¯
an tomorrow

干 g
`
an to do
不一定 b
`
u y
¯
ıd
`
ıng not certain
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如果 r
´
ugu
ˇ
o if
下雨 xi
`
ay
ˇ
u to rain
天气 ti
¯
anq
`
ı weather
出去 ch

¯
uq
`
u to go out
Supplementary Vocabulary
打算 d
ˇ
asu
`
an plan
计划 j
`
ıhu
`
a to plan
决定 ju
´
ed
`
ıng to decide
天气预报 ti
¯
anq
`
ıy
`
ub
`
ao weather forecast
晴天 q

´
ıngti
¯
an sunny
雨天 y
ˇ
uti
¯
an rainy
阴天 y
¯
ınti
¯
an cloudy day
多云 du
¯
oy
´
un cloudy
大雾 d
`
aw
`
u thick fog
郊游 ji
¯
aoy
´
ou field trip
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Intermediate - City Comparison (C0054)
A: 我去年从上海搬到香港。 但是我比较喜欢上
海。
W
ˇ
o q
`
uni
´
an c
´
ong Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai b
¯
an d
`
ao Xi
¯
angg
ˇ
ang. D
`
ansh
`

ı
w
ˇ
o b
ˇ
ıji
`
ao x
ˇ
ıhuan Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai.
Last year I moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong. But I
prefer Shanghai.
B: 你为什么比较喜欢上海？我认为香港比上海现
代化。
N
ˇ
ı w
`
eish
´
enme b
ˇ
ıji
`
ao x
ˇ

ıhuan Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai? W
ˇ
o r
`
enw
´
ei
Xi
¯
angg
ˇ
ang b
ˇ
ı Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai xi
`
and
`
aihu
`
a.
Why do you prefer Shanghai? I believe Hong Kong is
more modern than Shanghai.

A: 我不同意。 我认为上海比较好。 上海比香港漂
亮。天气也比较好。
W
ˇ
o b
`
u t
´
ongy
`
ı. W
ˇ
o r
`
enw
´
ei Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai b
ˇ
ıji
`
ao h
ˇ
ao. Sh
`
angh
ˇ

ai
b
ˇ
ı Xi
¯
angg
ˇ
ang pi
`
aoliang. Ti
¯
anq
`
ı y
ˇ
e b
ˇ
ıji
`
ao h
ˇ
ao.
I don’t agree. I believe Shanghai is better. Shanghai is
more beautiful than Hong Kong. The weather is also com-
paratively good.
Key Vocabulary
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去年 q
`
uni
´
an last year
搬到 b
¯
an d
`
ao to move to
认为 r
`
enw
´
ei to think that
现代化 xi
`
and
`
aihu
`
a modernized
Supplementary Vocabulary
搬家 b
¯
anji
¯
a move from one home to an-
other
时尚 sh

´
ısh
`
ang fashion
绿化 l
¨
u
`
uhu
`
a afforest
人口 r
´
enk
ˇ
ou population
公共交通 g
¯
ongg
`
ong ji
¯
ao-
t
¯
ong
public transportation
社区 sh
`
eq

¯
u community
医疗 y
¯
ıli
´
ao medical treatment
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Intermediate - Chinese Celebrity: Bruce Lee (C0059)
: 谁是中国最有名的电影明星？当然是BruceLee，
李小龙。 他是香港人。 他是功夫电影大师。 他
在好莱坞成为世界巨星。 他的招牌是双节棍和
他的叫声。
Sh
´
ei sh
`
ı Zh
¯
onggu
´
o zu
`
ı y
ˇ
oum
´

ıng de di
`
any
ˇ
ıng m
´
ıngx
¯
ıng?
D
¯
angr
´
an sh
`
ıBruce Lee, L
ˇ
ı Xi
ˇ
aol
´
ong. T
¯
a sh
`
ı Xi
¯
angg
ˇ
ang-

r
´
en. T
¯
a sh
`
ı g
¯
ongfu di
`
any
ˇ
ıng d
`
ash
¯
ı. T
¯
a z
`
ai H
ˇ
aol
´
aiw
`
u
ch
´
engw

´
ei sh
`
ıji
`
e j
`
ux
¯
ıng. T
¯
a de zh
¯
aop
´
ai sh
`
ı shu
¯
angji
´
eg
`
un
h
´
e t
¯
a de ji
`

aosh
¯
eng.
Who is China’s most famous movie star? Of course it’s
Bruce Lee, or Li Xiaolong. He is a native of Hong Kong.
He is a master of kung fu movies. He became a world su-
perstar in Hollywood. His trademark was his nunchucks
and his yell.
Key Vocabulary
有名 y
ˇ
oum
´
ıng famous
明星 m
´
ıngx
¯
ıng star
当然 d
¯
angr
´
an of course
大师 d
`
ash
¯
ı master
电影 di

`
any
ˇ
ıng movie
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成为 ch
´
engw
´
ei to become
巨星 j
`
ux
¯
ıng giant star
招牌 zh
¯
aop
´
ai signature moves
声 sh
¯
eng sound
Supplementary Vocabulary
影帝 y
ˇ
ıngd

`
ı king of the silver screen
影后 y
ˇ
ıngh
`
ou film queen
武打片 w
ˇ
ud
ˇ
api
`
an kungfu films
恐怖片 k
ˇ
ongb
`
upi
`
an horror film
动作片 d
`
ongzu
`
opi
`
an action movie
搞笑片 g
ˇ

aoxi
`
aopi
`
an comedy
喜剧 x
ˇ
ıj
`
u comedy
悲剧 b
¯
eij
`
u tragedy
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Intermediate - China’s Supergirl (C0060)
: 今年， 中国流行文化界最火的是一个电视节
目， 叫超级女声。 就像美国偶像， 超级女声是
一个选秀节目， 选出最出色的女歌手。 最后的
胜利者是李宇春。
J
¯
ınni
´
an, Zh
¯

onggu
´
o li
´
ux
´
ıng w
´
enhu
`
a ji
`
e zu
`
ı hu
ˇ
o de sh
`
ı y
¯
ı
ge di
`
ansh
`
ı ji
´
em
`
u, ji

`
ao ch
¯
aoj
´
ı n
¨
u
ˇ
ush
¯
eng. Ji
`
uxi
`
ang M
ˇ
eigu
´
o
ˇ
Ouxi
`
ang, Ch
¯
aoj
´
ı N
¨
u

ˇ
ush
¯
eng sh
`
ı y
¯
ı ge xu
ˇ
anxi
`
u ji
´
em
`
u, xu
ˇ
an-
ch
¯
u zu
`
ı ch
¯
us
`
e de n
¨
u
ˇ

ug
¯
esh
ˇ
ou. Zu
`
ıh
`
ou de sh
`
engl
`
ızh
ˇ
e sh
`
ı L
ˇ
ı
Y
ˇ
uch
¯
un.
This year the hottest thing in Chinese pop culture is a
television program called ”Super Girls”. Like American
Idol, Super Girls is a talent show to pick out the most
brilliant female singer. The final winner was Li Yuchun.
Key Vocabulary
火 hu

ˇ
o all the rage
电视节目 di
`
ansh
`
ı ji
´
em
`
u television program
超级女声 ch
¯
aoj
´
ı n
¨
u
ˇ
ush
¯
eng Super Girls
就像 ji
`
uxi
`
ang just like
偶像
ˇ
ouxi

`
ang idol
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选秀 xu
ˇ
anxi
`
u contestant
节目 ji
´
em
`
u program
选出 xu
ˇ
anch
¯
u to select
出色 ch
¯
us
`
e outstanding
胜利者 sh
`
engl
`

ı zh
ˇ
e winner
女歌手 n
¨
u
ˇ
u g
¯
esh
ˇ
ou female singer
Supplementary Vocabulary
成名 ch
´
engm
´
ıng become famous
冠军 gu
`
anj
¯
un champion
初赛 ch
¯
us
`
ai initial heat
复赛 f
`

us
`
ai
决赛 ju
´
es
`
ai finals
选拔 xu
ˇ
anb
´
a select sb. for promotion or
special assignment
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Intermediate - Talking about Illness (C0063)
A: 你怎么了？哪里不舒服？
N
ˇ
ı z
ˇ
enmele? N
ˇ
ali b
`
u sh
¯

ufu?
What’s wrong with you? Where do you feel uncomfort-
able?
B: 我头疼，喉咙也疼。我感冒了。
W
ˇ
o t
´
out
´
eng, h
´
oul
´
ong y
ˇ
e t
´
eng. W
ˇ
o g
ˇ
anm
`
ao le.
I have a headache and a sore throat. I have a cold.
A: 你吃药了吗？
N
ˇ
ı ch

¯
ıy
`
ao le ma?
Have you taken any medicine?
B: 我吃了，但是没用。
W
ˇ
o ch
¯
ı le, d
`
ansh
`
ı m
´
eiy
`
ong.
I have.
A: 我这里有很多感冒药。 中药西药都有。 我给你
一些吧。
W
ˇ
o zh
`
el
ˇ
ı y
ˇ

ou h
ˇ
en du
¯
o g
ˇ
anm
`
aoy
`
ao. Zh
¯
ongy
`
ao x
¯
ıy
`
ao d
¯
ou
y
ˇ
ou. W
ˇ
o g
ˇ
ei n
ˇ
ı y

¯
ıxi
¯
e ba.
I’ve got a lot of cold medicine here, both Chinese and
Western medicine. I’ll give you some.
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B: 太谢谢你了。
T
`
ai xi
`
exie n
ˇ
ı le.
Thank you so much.
Key Vocabulary
怎么了 z
ˇ
enmele what
´
s wrong
舒服 sh
¯
ufu comfortable
头疼 t
´

out
´
eng to have a headache
喉咙 h
´
oul
´
ong throat
疼 t
´
eng to hurt
感冒了 g
ˇ
anm
`
ao le to catch cold
吃药 ch
¯
ıy
`
ao to take medicine
感冒药 g
ˇ
anm
`
aoy
`
ao cold medicine
中药 zh
¯

ongy
`
ao traditional Chinese medicine
西药 x
¯
ıy
`
ao western medicine
给 g
ˇ
ei to give
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一些 y
¯
ıxi
¯
e some
Supplementary Vocabulary
打针 d
ˇ
azh
¯
en injection
发烧 f
¯
ash
¯

ao fever
体温 t
ˇ
ıw
¯
en (body) temperature
休息 xi
¯
uxi rest
咳嗽 k
´
esou cough
流鼻涕 li
´
u b
´
ıt
`
ı run at the nose
乏力 f
´
al
`
ı fatigue
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Intermediate - Future Plans (C0066)
A: 李小姐，你大学毕业了吗？

L
ˇ
ı Xi
ˇ
aojie, n
ˇ
ı d
`
axu
´
e b
`
ıy
`
e le ma?
Have you graduated from university Miss Li?
B: 我刚毕业。 我是从上海大学毕业的。 我的专业
是商务管理。
W
ˇ
o g
¯
ang b
`
ıy
`
e. W
ˇ
o sh
`

ı c
´
ong Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai D
`
axu
´
e b
`
ıy
`
e de.
W
ˇ
o de zhu
¯
any
`
e sh
`
ı sh
¯
angw
`
u gu
ˇ
anl

ˇ
ı.
I just graduated. I graduated from Shanghai University.
My major is business administration.
A: 好极了。 你有什么打算？继续学习还是找工
作？
H
ˇ
ao j
´
ıle. N
ˇ
ı y
ˇ
ou sh
´
enme d
ˇ
asu
`
an? J
`
ıx
`
u xu
´
ex
´
ı h
´

ai sh
`
ı zh
ˇ
ao
g
¯
ongzu
`
o?
Fantastic! What are your plans? Do you want to continue
studying or find a job?
B: 我不想继续学习。 我打算在一家国际公司工
作。
W
ˇ
o b
`
u xi
ˇ
ang j
`
ıx
`
u xu
´
ex
´
ı. W
ˇ

o d
ˇ
asu
`
an z
`
ai y
¯
ı ji
¯
a gu
´
oj
`
ı g
¯
ongs
¯
ı
g
¯
ongzu
`
o.
I don’t want to continue studying. My plan is to work in an
international company.
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A: 这样的打算不错。上海工作的机会很多。
Zh
`
ey
`
angde d
ˇ
asu
`
an b
`
ucu
`
o. Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai g
¯
ongzu
`
o de j
¯
ıhu
`
ı
h
ˇ
en du
¯

o.
That’s a pretty good plan. There are a lot of job opportu-
nities in Shanghai.
Key Vocabulary
毕业 b
`
ıy
`
e graduate
专业 zhu
¯
any
`
e major
商务 sh
¯
angw
`
u commercial
管理 gu
ˇ
anl
ˇ
ı management
打算 d
ˇ
asu
`
an plan
继续 j

`
ıx
`
u to continue
Supplementary Vocabulary
考研 k
ˇ
aoy
´
an take the master degree en-
trance exam
面试 mi
`
ansh
`
ı interview
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公务员 g
¯
ongw
`
uyu
´
an government employee
研究生 y
´
anji

¯
ush
¯
eng (post-) graduate student
会计 ku
`
aij
`
ı accounting
外资 w
`
aiz
¯
ı foreign capital
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Intermediate - Shopping (C0068)
A: 李太太，如果我搬到上海买东西方便不方便？
L
ˇ
ı T
`
aitai, r
´
ugu
ˇ
o w
ˇ

o b
¯
an d
`
ao Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai m
ˇ
ai d
¯
ongxi f
¯
ang-
bi
`
an bu f
¯
angbi
`
an?
Mrs. Li, if I move to Shanghai is buying things convenient
or not?
B: 上海的百货公司很多。 在百货公司里什么东西
都有。可是价钱贵了一点。
Sh
`
angh
ˇ

ai de b
ˇ
aihu
`
og
¯
ongs
¯
ı h
ˇ
en du
¯
o. Z
`
ai b
ˇ
aihu
`
og
¯
ongs
¯
ı l
ˇ
ı
sh
´
enme d
¯
ongxi d

¯
ou y
ˇ
ou. K
ˇ
esh
`
ı ji
`
aqian gu
`
ı le y
¯
ıdi
ˇ
an.
Shanghai has many department stores. In the depart-
ment stores you can find anything. But the price is a little
expensive.
A: 除了百货公司以外还有其它的买东西的地方
吗？
Ch
´
ule b
ˇ
aihu
`
og
¯
ongs

¯
ı y
ˇ
ıw
`
ai h
´
ai y
ˇ
ou q
´
ıt
¯
a de m
ˇ
ai d
¯
ongxi de
d
`
ıfang ma?
Outside of the department stores, are there any other
places to shop?
B: 在上海市场也很多。那里价钱比较合理。
Z
`
ai Sh
`
angh
ˇ

ai sh
`
ıch
ˇ
ang y
ˇ
e h
ˇ
en du
¯
o. N
`
ali ji
`
aqian b
ˇ
ıji
`
ao
h
´
el
ˇ
ı.
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There are many markets in Shanghai. Prices are more
reasonable there.

A: 在上海我必须用现金付钱吗？可不可以用信用
卡？
Z
`
ai Sh
`
angh
ˇ
ai w
ˇ
o b
`
ıx
¯
u y
`
ong xi
`
anj
¯
ın f
`
uqi
´
an ma? K
ˇ
e bu k
ˇ
ey
ˇ

ı
y
`
ong x
`
ıny
`
ongk
ˇ
a?
In Shanghai must I use cash to pay? Can I use a credit
card?
B: 现金、信用卡都可以。
Xi
`
anj
¯
ın, x
`
ıny
`
ongk
ˇ
a d
¯
ou k
ˇ
ey
ˇ
ı.

Both cash and credit cards are OK.
Key Vocabulary
搬到 b
¯
an d
`
ao to move to
方便 f
¯
angbi
`
an convenient
百货公司 b
ˇ
aihu
`
og
¯
ongs
¯
ı department store
除了… …
以外
ch
´
ule y
ˇ
ıw
`
ai aside from

价钱 ji
`
aqian price
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合理 h
´
el
ˇ
ı reasonable
市场 sh
`
ıch
ˇ
ang market
如果 r
´
ugu
ˇ
o if
必须 b
`
ıx
¯
u /
信用卡 x
`
ıny

`
ongk
ˇ
a credit card
现金 xi
`
anj
¯
ın cash
比较 b
ˇ
ıji
`
ao /
其他 q
´
ıt
¯
a other
Supplementary Vocabulary
商场 sh
¯
angch
ˇ
ang shopping mall
超市 ch
¯
aosh
`
ı suppermarket

购物中心 g
`
ouw
`
u zh
¯
ongx
¯
ın shopping center
昂贵
´
anggu
`
ı expensive
逛街 gu
`
angji
¯
e shopping
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Intermediate - Christmas (C0069)
A: 我期盼着圣诞节，因为我所有的家人都将在
家。
W
ˇ
o q
¯

ıp
`
an zhe Sh
`
engd
`
anji
´
e, y
¯
ınw
`
ei w
ˇ
o su
ˇ
oy
ˇ
ou de ji
¯
ar
´
en
d
¯
ou ji
¯
ang z
`
ai ji

¯
a.
I’m looking forward to Christmas because my entire family
will be at home.
B: 真的吗？我不喜欢圣诞节，因为我要去拜访我
的亲戚，那很无聊。
Zh
¯
ende ma? W
ˇ
o b
`
u x
ˇ
ıhuan Sh
`
engd
`
anji
´
e, y
¯
ınw
`
ei w
ˇ
o y
`
ao
q

`
u b
`
aif
ˇ
ang w
ˇ
o de q
¯
ınqi, n
`
a h
ˇ
en w
´
uli
´
ao.
Really? I don’t like Christmas because I am going to visit
my relatives. That is very boring.
A: 那太糟糕了，我喜欢圣诞节就是因为我亲戚会
给我漂亮的礼物。 去年我从我父母那得到了一
个iPo d。你得到了什么？
N
`
a t
`
ai z
¯
aog

¯
ao le, w
ˇ
o x
ˇ
ıhuan Sh
`
engd
`
anji
´
e ji
`
ush
`
ı y
¯
ınw
`
ei w
ˇ
o
q
¯
ınqi hu
`
ı g
ˇ
ei w
ˇ

o pi
`
aoliang de l
ˇ
ıw
`
u. Q
`
uni
´
an w
ˇ
o c
´
ong w
ˇ
o
f
`
um
ˇ
u n
`
a d
´
ed
`
ao le y
¯
ı geiPod. N

ˇ
ı d
´
ed
`
ao le sh
´
enme?
That’s awful! I like Christmas because my relatives will
give me nice gifts.
B: 我从我父母那得到一把牙刷。 我不喜欢圣诞
节。
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W
ˇ
o c
´
ong w
ˇ
o f
`
um
ˇ
u n
`
a d
´

ed
`
ao y
¯
ı b
ˇ
a y
´
ashu
¯
a. W
ˇ
o b
`
u x
ˇ
ıhuan
Sh
`
engd
`
anji
´
e.
I got a toothbrush from my parents. I don’t like Christmas.
Key Vocabulary
期盼 q
¯
ıp
`

an to look forward to
圣诞节 Sh
`
engd
`
anji
´
e Christmas
所有 su
ˇ
oy
ˇ
ou all
家人 ji
¯
ar
´
en family
要 y
`
ao must
拜访 b
`
aif
ˇ
ang to visit
亲戚 q
¯
ınqi relative
无聊 w

´
uli
´
ao boring
糟糕 z
¯
aog
¯
ao awful
礼物 l
ˇ
ıw
`
u gift
得到 d
´
ed
`
ao to get
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牙刷 y
´
ashu
¯
a ya2shua1
Supplementary Vocabulary
盼望 p

`
anw
`
ang long for
好运 h
ˇ
aoy
`
un good luck
看望 k
`
anw
`
ang visit
聚会 j
`
uhu
`
ı gathering
酒会 ji
ˇ
uhu
`
ı party
装饰 zhu
¯
angsh
`
ı decorate
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Intermediate - Discussing Work (C0070)
A: 王先生，你好像很忙。压力大吗？
W
´
ang xi
¯
ansheng, n
ˇ
ı h
ˇ
aoxi
`
ang h
ˇ
en m
´
ang. Y
¯
al
`
ı d
`
a ma?
Mr. Wang, you seem very tired. Are you under too much
pressure?
B: 有可能。 我的老板给我很大压力。 我很早上
班，很晚下班。周末经常加班。

Y
ˇ
ou k
ˇ
en
´
eng. W
ˇ
o de l
ˇ
aob
ˇ
an g
ˇ
ei w
ˇ
o h
ˇ
en d
`
a y
¯
al
`
ı. W
ˇ
o h
ˇ
en
z

ˇ
ao sh
`
angb
¯
an, h
ˇ
en w
ˇ
an xi
`
ab
¯
an. Zh
¯
oum
`
o j
¯
ıngch
´
ang ji
¯
a-
b
¯
an.
Perhaps. My boss gives me a lot of pressure. I start work
very early and finish very late. I often work overtime on
the weekend.

A: 你在这家公司工作了多久？
N
ˇ
ı z
`
ai zh
`
e ji
¯
a g
¯
ongs
¯
ı g
¯
ongzu
`
o le du
¯
oji
ˇ
u?
How long have you been with that company?
B: 在这家公司做了八年多了。 但是我对我的薪水
不太满意。薪水太低。
Z
`
ai zh
`
e ji

¯
a g
¯
ongs
¯
ı zu
`
o le b
¯
a ni
´
an du
¯
o le. D
`
ansh
`
ı w
ˇ
o du
`
ı
w
ˇ
o de x
¯
ınshu
ˇ
ı b
`

ut
`
ai m
ˇ
any
`
ı. X
¯
ınshu
ˇ
ı t
`
ai d
¯
ı.
I’ve worked with this company for over eight years. But
I’m not satisfied with my salary. My salary is too low.
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A: 你为什么不换个工作？像你这样工作经验丰富
的人找工作很容易。
N
ˇ
ı w
`
eish
´
enme b

`
u hu
`
an ge g
¯
ongzu
`
o? Xi
`
ang n
ˇ
ı zh
`
ey
`
ang
g
¯
ongzu
`
o j
¯
ıngy
`
an f
¯
engf
`
u de r
´

en zh
ˇ
ao g
¯
ongzu
`
o h
ˇ
en r
´
ongy
`
ı.
Why don’t you change your job? For someone like you
with a lot of working experience finding a job is easy.
B: 你说得对。我应该考虑一下。
N
ˇ
ı shu
¯
o de du
`
ı. W
ˇ
o y
¯
ıngg
¯
ai k
ˇ

aol
¨
u
`
u y
¯
ıxi
`
a.
You’re right. I should think about that.
Key Vocabulary
好像 h
ˇ
aoxi
`
ang to seem to be
压力 y
¯
al
`
ı pressure
有可能 y
ˇ
ou k
ˇ
en
´
eng possibly
下班 xi
`

ab
¯
an to get off work
周末 zh
¯
oum
`
o weekends
加班 ji
¯
ab
¯
an to work overtime
薪水 x
¯
ınshu
ˇ
ı salary
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